Apricots, Plums, and Berries Too!

It really is fun to have so much fresh produce growing on our land. It makes all the hours of pruning, mulching, weeding, fertilizing, planting that Eric and the kids do worth while. This is why we bought this house, mostly for the land and the experience of growing things and giving the kids a small taste of being on a farm! (A very small taste!) We were reading a story about one of the Founding Fathers who lived on an 8000 acre farm and Lizzy exclaimed..."Oh my that would be awful, I can't imagine all the work 8000 acres would be, we can hardly keep up with our acre and a half!"

















I have to say this time of year I find myself in the kitchen A LOT!!! These long summer days are some of the most pleasant times, working all together. Children are everywhere in the kitchen and as long as I don't set my expectations too high we all work together nicely! I just love that they love to be with me and help with all the canning, jamming, pureeing, crisping, and eating that takes place during the month of June and July. I have wanted to share some pictures of all of us working to tuck things away on the shelves in the pantry and into the freezer!